Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, the matrix below shows Tunisia's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Tunisia

Year: 2015(11 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD124(11)[2]78(9)[2]59(8)[2]48(6)[2]30(2)[2]21(1)[2]14[1]
>= 50 mln USD31(6)[2]17(5)[2]17(5)[2]14(3)[2]7(1)[2]7(1)[2]4[1]
>= 100 mln USD15(3)[2]12(3)[2]12(3)[2]11(2)[2]5[2]5[2]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD5[2]4[2]4[2]4[2]3[2]3[2]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201584.58%57,703,174
2United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought201578.63%30,578,728
3Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201568.07%14,107,461
4Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201564.80%135,360,550
5Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201560.29%37,786,172
6Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201560.15%112,578,009
7Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201559.07%54,361,302
8Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201554.05%115,374,418
9Russian Federation1003Barley201543.61%49,280,769
10Russian Federation1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201537.46%34,806,015
11Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201534.01%72,593,188

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.